Peter Hanlon
Peter Hanlon has worked at The Age since 1995, initially as deputy sports editor, subsequently as editor of the Saturday and Sunday Age sports sections, and since 2007 as a senior sports writer. He writes extensively on the AFL, and has also covered the Beijing Olympics and Delhi Commonwealth Games.
AFL: Ed Curnow joins Carlton's expanded leadership group
Peter Hanlon Former rejected rookie joins an expanded Blues leadership group under captain Marc Murphy
Why did James Kelly and Mathew Stokes come back?
Peter Hanlon You're a long time retired, an adage that is again being borne out in the wake of the suspended Essendon dozen.
AFL: Clubs trade height for heat in pre-season training
Peter Hanlon Football clubs have shifted away from altitude training and gone in search of the sun.
Essendon recruit Mark Jamar joins the ranks of football's reborn big boys
Peter Hanlon Faced with a familiar ruck crisis, Essendon's choice stood head and shoulders above the rest.
Jonathan Simpkin: after the final siren
Peter Hanlon Even when the end isn't unexpected, it still turns a footballer's life on its head.
Lachie Henderson and the pursuit of happiness
Peter Hanlon Leaving Carlton was a heart-wrenching experience, but Lachie Henderson feels at home and ready to prove a point.
New Cats united under the one noisy roof
Peter Hanlon Geelong's draftees revisit that first day of school feeling together.
From Polly to Pavlich, a remote possibility increases
Peter Hanlon The Tiwi Islands have produced three Norm Smith medallists, but is the pathway from a remote community to the AFL getting any easier?
Brendon Bolton gets down to business with the Blues
Peter Hanlon Carlton's new coach tones down the smiles and juts his jaw for the long journey ahead.
Love triumphs over hate for Essendon's Courtenay Dempsey
Peter Hanlon Essendon's veteran defender reflects on a frustrating year that he feared could be his last.
Courtenay Dempsey lands one-year lifeline with Bombers
Peter Hanlon Essendon's 119-game veteran secures contract to play on in 2016
Essendon rookie Jake Long: my island home
Peter Hanlon An off-season excursion provides a precious reconnection for Essendon's maturing rookie.
AFL grand final: Luke Hodge leads the charge yet again
Peter Hanlon Hawthorn's inspirational captain emerges from a trying year in a familiar place.
AFL grand final 2015: Tagger – A sideways glance at the contest
Peter Hanlon It's easier to pick the winner than explain to the kids what Bryan Adams is doing here.
The booing culture that does the game no good
Peter Hanlon Even without Adam Goodes as the target, the booing continues.
Last chapter in Luke Hodge's year of living dangerously
Peter Hanlon Hawthorn's captain will enter another grand final after a season tinged with regret.
AFL grand final 2015: Umpires Brett Rosebury, Matt Stevic, Jeff Dalgleish named
Peter Hanlon After being overlooked last year, Brett Rosebury will return to umpire his seventh AFL grand final on Saturday.
The Age best grand final vote: No.5, 1970
Peter Hanlon The Age asked you for your favourite grand final of all time and we are counting down the top five in grand final week.
AFL finals 2015: Tiny Tagger’s view of West Coast v North Melbourne
Peter Hanlon A sideways glance at the second preliminary final.
